Sow bugs- reply to PUMPKINFLOWER

In a message dated 98-06-29 21:49:21 EDT, you write:

> Beth,
>      I am also using chemicals and cringing with each squirt, I see sick sad
>  worms that used to be healthy , as a direct result of me trying to kill the
>  (potatoe ) sow bugs  that are in the AGoogles in the garden. If any one
>  knows how to get them to stop eating my pumpkin roots organicly  please
tell
>  me, we like worms in the garden.
>      Last year I grew an almost 200lb  AG pumpkin with out any chemicals at
>  all.
>  But this year there are so many more bugs than ever before . Some one on
the
>  list said El Nino was the reason for all the bugs. What ever the reason the
>  bugs are terrible here in Mass.
>     With all this rain I see fungus on my flowers also , the veggies will be
>  next  no doubt. Tryed spraying  with baking soda & water will see if tis
>  helps.
>  Take Care ,
>      Pumpkin Flower
>  
>  PS( the only time Ive ever seen crinckles is when bugs have laid eggs on or
>  on new growth. )
>  

There IS an organic way to control soil pests, sow bugs, pill bugs, borers,
root maggots, cucumber beetle larvae, and plenty of others. Use beneficial
nematodes! You can buy them from a lot of garden centers and organic
suppliers. They are beneficial parasitic nematodes which seek out and attack
the soil pests. They enter into them and produce toxins, then hatch out of
their dead bodies to go find some more! They work FASTER than most other
methods, within 48 hours or less, and are completely harmless to ALL
beneficial insects, microorganisms, and worms, etc.
As for fungus, try sulfer or copper.
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